A section of Thika Superhighway is set to be closed beginning Monday next week, for the next three months.
According to Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), the highway will be closed at the General Service Unit (GSU) Headquarters at the Outering Road Junction for construction works to improve the junction.
“Due to the ongoing construction works to improve the junction between Thika Superhighway and Outering Road, the Public is hereby notified that the Contractor shall close the overpass at GSU Headquarters as from Monday, 22nd April, 2019 till Thursday 18th July, 2019 (three months),” read part of the statement by the roads Authority.
The notice further directed motorists to use alternative routes that would ensure there is smooth flow of traffic on the highway.
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[li]The latest survey by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has revealed the number of pedestrians who lost their lives due to road accidents and the most notorious roads in Nairobi.[/li]The report indicates that 515 people have died as of June 2018 compared to 497 who died in the same period in 2017.
According to the statistics, in Nairobi,Outering Road tops the list of killer highways being the scene of 23 deaths since January. Waiyaki Way comes in second with 22 deaths having occurred along the busy road. Mombasa Road follows closely with 21 casualties while the Eastern and Northern Bypasses witnessed nine deaths each.
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The higher numbers were attributed to pedestrians jumping over highway barricades to cross the roads.
Pedestrians risk their lives doing this because there are a few designated zebra crossings and footbridges along these roads.
For instance, so far, only one footbridge has been erected along Outering in Baba Dogo but the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) noted that 11 more would be constructed.
Other high-risk roads mentioned in the survey are Kangundo Road, Jogoo Road and theGilgil-Nakuru Road
Thika Road winds up the top five most dangerous roads in Nairobi with nine deaths.
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The report stated that 1,348 people have lost their lives through accidents across the country since the year began.
Nairobi was the most affected county with 186 deaths followed by Kiambu with 114, Nakuru with 92 and Machakos with 69 casualties.
Commercial vehicles were the most commonly involved in accidents compared to 2017 when private vehicles topped the list.
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Hakutakua jam…May be we condem The contractor aliye pewa job ya pedestrian footbridges za survey na garden city . He ought to have finish the work by now… a the same avoid stale threads
Usha ona round about za Shangai… Ndo utajua mwafrica has not yet evolved from animals in the food chain…wacha Nitafute pic moja nili-post hapo LinkedIn for Governor Mbuzi to see some time back
The junction at the GSU Head Quarters is not the only segment of the road that appears to have been subject of major oversight, with the contractor having to incorporate footbridges long after the road was commissioned.
The construction of the footbridges, which has come at an extra cost of close to Sh1 billion, is yet to be completed. The road also came with minimal bus stops, despite the huge number of residents in the areas served by outer ring road using public transport.
Outer ring road does not have clearly marked pedestrian walkways or cycling lanes. There are also lanes that are missing when the complete project is compared with the initial design.
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